Seanad debates
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
Finance Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages
10:30 am
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
That is fine. I wanted to draw that out because it is important to note that the larger figures the Senator was using do not refer to the rebate scheme. That was my core point. As I said, I genuinely welcome the fact that the Senator is, on balance, willing to support the changes we are making on carbon taxation. I know she has reservations. She is balanced, and I welcome that. She is a rare voice at the moment in the opposition view on climate change. Many parties in opposition are, on the one hand, saying we have a climate crisis which is caused by the increase in the use of carbon but are, on the other hand, unwilling to admit that carbon should be taxed.I thank the Senator for having the intellectual consistency and bravery to make that point.
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